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Comment by w1ntermute | Hacker News Reader

How about with all the Westerners snidely judging Chinese culture through a Western cultural lens?

Ugh, some sh*t is just wrong.

The newspaper even reminds us from time to time how discrimination of this type is against Chinese law (but then free speech is also protected by the Chinese constitution so....). I made some fuss once about Hep. B carrier discrimination. And let's not even get into minority discrimination (can a Uighur get a job?).

It is a China-bashing lens. The article also complains about:

"the location of a person’s “hukou,” or residency permit"

Employers in every country do this and we don't call it "just wrong" (though it is). They use the more international form of a hukou known as a passport.

Western companies also have hiring discrimination based on social abilities and who your friends are, even when it's of only minor relevance to the job. A person's personality is considered worth discriminating against (even for jobs working alone) but that isn't automatically more acceptable than physical characteristics.

Hukou was something introduced by the Japanese during the occupation to "subjugate the Chinese population." Strange that the CCP decided to keep that.

China’s sexist culture – from the point of view of a Chinese girl

http://telcontarrulz.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/chinas-sexist-...

If you're seeking evidence for a conclusion you've already made, you will surely find it.

There's no particular reason to accept awful treatment of people under the umbrella of culture.

I'm glad I can then at least judge it through various other cultural lenses. People think it's a load of bullshit in China as well (unless they're good looking and get the job of course).

Being 6'4" actually is a huge advantage for me. I've never failed an in-person interview in my life.

I'm surprised it's also cut off at the top.

All I'm saying is this is the worst kind of discrimination. The kind against me!

I've walked around in Taipei (where people seem particularly short) every so often you see some westerner who's 6'4 or so (do people still measure themselves with 'feet' any more) walking around - a head above everyone else - they do look weird. (I'm a westerner who's considered 'short' in the west and 'tall' there).

I'm afraid that in the right context you are a freak :-) but yes height shouldn't be an issue

That is the kind of argument a 13 year old would make on tumblr.

Somethings are better than others, not discriminating based on gender, where the gender doesn't matter for the job, is strictly better than discriminating based on gender.

Seriously if this happened in the US you would be up in arms, the Chinese should not be allowed to be different.

> Somethings are better than others, not discriminating based on gender, where the gender doesn't matter for the job, is strictly better than discriminating based on gender.

Prove it.

> Seriously if this happened in the US you would be up in arms, the Chinese should not be allowed to be different.

Should not be allowed by whom? Last I checked, China wasn't a US state. Are you going to pick up a rifle and go conquer it?

There's no need to prove it. It's a value judgement. Asking for proof will not make us stop judging these kind of backwards practices.

Oh, it's a religious belief. I'm curious to know why you and the poster above think you can forcefully bring your faith to the Chinese. Is China not a sovereign country? Does the strength of your conviction override geopolitics?

As a Chinese guy, can I snidely judge Chinese culture?

When it comes to racism, we are among the worst offenders. At least Westerners make the effort to not appear racist - we Asians don't give a fuck.

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